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Front entrance to the high school. File photo.

High School Proceeds as Normal After Phone Threat

Jenna Loveman and Josh Levin
February 14, 2023
Crisis Averted? (Satire)

Crisis Averted? (Satire)

Marin Hunter, Copy Editor
October 6, 2021
Participants discussed race and its role in recent events in their small groups, each discussion facilitated by a core leader.

SGORR Steps Forward

Mae Nagusky, Journalism I Reporter
November 17, 2016
Students exit the high school after ending lockdown.

High School Dismissed Following Bomb Threat Lockdown

Julia Barragate and Astrid Braun
November 14, 2016
This message posted on shaker.org was also sent district-wide in a robo-call.

Authorities Resolve Social Media Threat

Astrid Braun, Investigations Editor
October 3, 2016
This message posted on shaker.org was also sent district-wide in a robo-call.

District Informs Community of Social Media Threat

Ose Arheghan, Multimedia Editor
October 3, 2016
As threats of violence made by an anonymous Instagram user circulated among students, Interim Principal James Reed III made a P.A. announcement at 8:47 a.m. instructing staff to check email. The email message stated that the threat was being investigated but did not instruct teachers whether or how to communicate with students. More than 600 students left the building in the next few hours. The student who allegedly made the threats was later arrested and at 9:45 p.m., Superintendent Gregory C. Hutchings, Jr. posted news of the arrest to shaker.org.

Communication Gaps Revealed in Light of Violent Threats

Grace Lougheed and Yasmine Kayali
November 12, 2015
Students at Richland Junior High in Essex, Missouri barricade a classroom door during ALICE training session. Shaker previously considered this training to teach students how to react to an intruder.

District Communication Blunders Spark Dismay, Chaos

Lily Roth, Opinion Editor
November 11, 2015

Full Text of Principal James Reed’s Oct. 30 Announcement on Threat

October 30, 2015
A student wrote a threat on this dance room bench last night. Custodians sanded the bench to remove the graffiti. Principal James Reed informed the school of the threat via P.A. announcement at 9:57 a.m. today.

Student Arrested in Graffiti Threat

Emet Celeste-Cohen , Claire Ockner , and Julia Barragate
October 30, 2015
The district informed parents of the arrest via email at 9:45 p.m. yesterday.

After Arrest, Discussion Begins

Alexandra Harris , Sara Mesiano, and Nora Spadoni
October 8, 2015
The north staircase, usually packed with students between 6th and 7th periods, was sparsely populated after the high school received two threats Oct 7.

Instagram Threats Send Students Home

Sara Mesiano and Nora Spadoni
October 7, 2015
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